I raised my eyebrows when I heard this, but I still kept silent and just said "Oh".

Shui Xiu said softly: "Girl, is it--"

I shook my head gently at her. When she looked at me, she immediately understood. She didn't ask any more questions. She helped me clean up the mattress with Madam Wu and then went out.

I sat at the table and watched the sunlight shine in from outside the door, scattering brightly on the ground. It stopped just after I reached my feet, as if it could never shine on my body. Looking at the sunlight, I felt a cool breeze.

It was Shen Rou, who took action.

Xu Youling's death was originally the two of them. In the past two years, Shen Rou called the wind and rain in the harem, and Yuwen was promoted from a palace maid to a concubine. What did they do during this period? Even if I don't know, I can guess.

Yuwen knows that she has too many troubles and is now being detained awaiting trial. Of course, she has to find a way to destroy her mouth.

I just feel a little scary - Shen Rou, has he reached the point where he has a clear hand and eyes?

The person is from Chang Qing Pass, and Pei Yuanhao's words are also suppressed. Moreover, the matter involved such a big miscarriage in Concubine Li, she could even kill her in prison. The power of the Shen family has expanded to such a terrible level now?!

If that's the case, then Pei Yuanhao-

Thinking of this, I immediately interrupted my thoughts.

I should really learn to be smarter, this is the emperor's business, what's the intention? Besides, the struggle for power in the court has always been bloody. If I really get involved with the Shen family, I'm afraid I don't even know how I die.

I smiled and shook my head, stretched out my hand, and the sun shone on my fingertips, and a warm feeling came from me.

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The weather is getting hotter and summer is here.

I have been caring for a while in Jingren Palace. Chang Qing didn't have much time to see me, but the people who served me were very thoughtful. After a while, I became a little fatter and my chin was not so pointed.

I became much better this day. I changed into a new green long skirt and asked Shuixiu to help me hold my head up. Shuixiu looked at me in the bronze mirror and said, "Miss is so beautiful."

I smiled and said, "Where does it look good?"

“It looks good anywhere.”

Madam Wu was making needlework and threading next to her, and also looked at us and laughed. As soon as I turned around, I saw Xiao Nianshen standing at the door, blinking his big eyes at me, and immediately said happily: "Your Highness, you are here!"

Shui Xiu and Madam Wu hurriedly stood up and greeted him.

I knew his illness had been cured, but I was still confined to the emperor for a long time. In addition, I was sick myself and could not see him. Now I saw him standing at the door, it was completely fine, and I finally felt relieved.

Nian Shen looked at me blankly, and I walked up to him and squatted down: "Your Highness?"

“…”

"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?"

"..." My face was reflected in his black eyes, and it was rosy. After a while, he heard him murmuring: "Aunt Qing, you - so beautiful!"

When I heard this, I immediately laughed and said, "Your Highness is talking nonsense again."

"No," he shook his head quickly, with a solemn expression on his little face, and said, "Really, Aunt Qing, I don't know that you are so beautiful, even better than the empresses in the harem."

Shui Xiu immediately said to the side: "Of course, Your Highness doesn't know, the girl was still--"

"Shuixiu!" I hurriedly turned around and glared at her. She stuck out her tongue and didn't continue to say it. Then I said to Nian Shen: "Your Highness, don't talk nonsense anymore. How can I compare with the Empress? If you say that, the Emperor will be angry."

"oh……"

He nodded and agreed, and hurriedly said, "Qing-Qingying, I heard from my father that you promised to stay with me, right?"

Looking at his happy look, I was also helpless: "Yes."

"That's great, I'm so happy."

"I stayed to accompany Your Highness to study and learn to read. If Your Highness is attentive, I will accompany Your Highness; if Your Highness still thinks about playing every day and doesn't read books and learn the principles well, I will let the emperor let me leave the palace."

Nian Shen hurriedly said, "I know, I will study hard!"

He seemed particularly afraid that I would leave, and raised his chest and said, "I promise!"

Looking at him seriously, I smiled.

Nian Shen seemed to remember something and said, "My mother said that the posts asking for the master have been out, but it seems that the Grand Tutor and the others are unwilling to let the master enter the palace. They have jointly signed many ministers to give their father a memorial!"

"oh?"

I raised my eyebrows and stroked his soft heart quietly - Shen Gongyi and the others were unwilling to let Fu Badai enter the palace. This is not surprising. The division of forces in the north and south, coupled with the interests entanglement, is not so easy to integrate. But this time, it depends on how Pei Yuanhao dealt with it.

If nothing unexpected happens, the great scholar from Shu will have a trend in a few months.

I just don't know if he will come.

If he really came, it would be difficult to estimate how much impact it would have on the court, Shu, and the entire Celestial Empire.

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Although I stayed to accompany the eldest prince, the master has not yet entered the palace, and I still have temporary free time. After a little rest, I returned to the Linshui Pagoda.

After all, there are people and things that make me worry about.

As soon as I walked onto the corridor on the water, I smelled the faint smell of sandalwood in the air, accompanied by the sound of wooden fish, giving people a sense of tranquility and tranquility, and even the water surface was quiet.

As soon as I walked over, I saw the door being opened and Madam Gui walked out alone.

When I looked closely, it was Yuan Yueming, a talented man.

When I suddenly saw her, I was a little surprised. Unexpectedly, she came to the Water Pagoda again, and the Queen Mother also asked her to enter the Pagoda. Although Madam Gui didn't say anything to her, she should be a little familiar with sending her out in person.

Just as I was stunned at them, Yuan Cairen had already looked up and saw me. She was also a little surprised, but a smile immediately appeared on the clear face and walked over and said, "Sister Qingying."

Even the title has changed.

I also smiled: "It's the talented man here, Qingying is polite." After that, she wanted to salute her. She hurriedly reached out to support me and smiled: "Sister Qingying is here to see you."

I also followed the good luck, looked at Madam Gui, and said, "Did Cairen come to see the Queen Mother?"

"Well, I copied a few more scriptures and brought them here. Besides, the Queen Mother has always been worried about her sister's health. Yueming also came to tell the Queen Mother not to worry, her sister has recovered now."

"It makes the talented people worry."

"Sister Qingying, don't say that. Since you are back, I will say goodbye first."

After saying that, he nodded at me, then turned around and left gracefully. Madam Gui kept standing beside her. At this time, she walked up and said, "These days are coming every day."

"oh……"

I turned around and looked at her back. It was very touching.

Madam Gui said with some concern: "But Miss Qing, it's good that you're back. Since the Empress Dowager went to Jingren Palace a few days ago, something has been wrong when she came back. She had to kneel in front of the Buddha for seven or eight hours every day. If this continues, her body would not be able to stand it. If it weren't for Yuan Cairen coming every day to tell the Queen Mother about your affairs, the Queen Mother would probably have to spend the rest of her time in front of the Buddha's silhouette."

"Really?"

I immediately frowned. The Queen Mother has been like this since she saw the painting in Chang Qing's studio. Could it be that the painting is really-

Thinking of this, I hurriedly said, "I'll go and see the Queen Mother."

Madam Gui nodded and took me in.

The smoke in the Buddhist temple was curling, and the smell of sandalwood permeated any corner. But for some reason, the sandalwood outside smelled Jingxin, but the sandalwood inside the Buddhist pagoda was so strong that it felt awesome. I saw the Queen Mother kneeling in front of the Buddhist shrine at a glance, wearing a blue-gray long gown that made her thin and quiet.

I walked over gently and said, "Empress Dowager, Qingying is back."

She didn't move, and she was still muttering words. I listened carefully. It was the "Sutra of the Original Vow of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva", which was to eliminate disasters and blessings and eliminate karma.

I stood quietly behind her, waiting until she finished reading, slowly turned around, and when I saw the queen mother's face, my heart suddenly became sank.

In the past, I had never looked at her face seriously, but I felt that she was very indifferent and kind. She should have been a very charming beauty when she was young. But now when I look at her and think of the person in the painting, I realized that the two of them were so similar, especially those eyes. I could almost see the person who was thousands of miles away from the eyes in front of me!

What makes me even more distressed is that the Queen Mother has become very thin. In the past many years, she has treated everything around her indifferently. Her whole body is like a huge ice cave, freezing her age and appearance. But in just a few days, she has grown so much, as if the ice in her heart has melted.

Why is it transformed?

"The Queen Mother..."

She stood up slowly by me, looked at me, as if she was relieved: "You are back."

"Qingying is back."

"It's good to be back..." She said, but almost fell down. It seemed that she had kneeled for too long and her feet were numb. My heart was a little heavy. She had never been like this in the past. I hurriedly supported her: "Be careful, the Queen Mother."

She looked at me and shook her head lightly: "Ai's family is fine, but I'm a little tired. Please help Ai's family back to the house."

"yes."

After saying that, I carefully supported her to walk towards her room. After passing through the long corridor, the sun shone in through the window paper, and I could see light smoke. The Queen Mother's eyes seemed to be filled with some mist, and she felt a little confused.

"The Ai family is not worried about anything else, just because they are worried that you, a girl, are not serious, and why are you causing trouble outside."

I smiled and said, "Don't say that to me, I didn't cause trouble this time."

"oh."

"Just--" I turned to look at her and said, "It's just a pity that a painting in the Queen's studio was destroyed."

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The Queen Mother's steps stopped for a moment.
Chapter completed!